
Hollywood:, May 11th, 2006. Kavi Raz’s inspirational, passionate film “The Gold Bracelet” continues it’s run with an appearance in the highly cultural Jacksonville Film Festival. Not only is the film being viewed at the festival, it is also the major opening feature, the first in a phenomenal line-up which includes films starring major A-List actors John Travolta and Salma Hayek. Executive Festival director Jean Tait personally invited Raz to showcase his film in the festival after the film’s tremendous outcome at Cinequest in San Jose this past March.
The film itself will be screened at the historical Florida Theater, a theater that seats 2,600 viewers. As an anchor to downtown development along the beautiful St. Johns River, The Florida Theatre draws 250,000 people to Jacksonville's center each year. The magnificently restored Florida Theatre is recognized as one of the finest concert venues in the Southeast. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Recently, “The Gold Bracelet” has inspired audiences and filmmakers alike at numerous top film festivals including Method Fest, The Newport Beach Film Festival, Palm Beach International Film Festival, Indianapolis International Film Festival ,and Cinequest. Along with being nominated for best ensemble acting at Method Fest, Raz’s film took top honor (Audience Choice Award) for Best Feature Film at both Cinequest and the Palm Beach Film Festival. The film also played to packed houses at the Indianapolis International Film Festival earlier this month.
To be opening at such a highly cultural film festival, such as Jacksonville, is a huge honor for The Gold Bracelet.
The film, written, directed, produced, and starring Kavi Raz, tells the story of an American Sikh family whose lives are affected by the realities of post 9/11 America. This deeply moving film has affected audiences in a way that is both touching and awe-inspiring and is gaining serious momentum as it circulates the film festival rounds.
San Jose Vice-Mayor Cindy Chavez claims, “This is a powerful film. It reminds us of our darkest hour as a nation. It is a film that will inspire us to live and work together as one. IT is a film that needs to be seen across America and indeed worldwide.”
The Gold Bracelet is written, produced and directed by Kavi Raz. The film stars Meherunissa Hassan, Arsh Singh, Archana Puran Singh, Kavi Raz and Sonny Mandal.
The film's executive producers are Bhikhubhai Patel, Inder Dadlani and Kavi Raz
The Jacksonville Film Festival runs from May 18th through the 20th in Jacksonville, Florida. The Gold Bracelet opens the festival on Thursday, May 18th at 7:30 p.m. The After-party being held for the filmmaker takes place right after the screening at Mark’s
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